The BBFC is classifying
a job-lot of episodes of Quincy. Would it be too much to hope that this means the infamous
punk rock episode, where the doddery hero wins over a club of mohawked deviants by way of the soothing sounds of Glenn Miller, might finally be available to the public? Please, please, please...
Speaking of horrible, horrible tat, turn on Channel Five tonight at ten past eleven and you can see Chen Kaige's deranged softcore thriller
Killing Me Softly, which seems to have killed the poor fellow's career, along with that of stars Joseph Fiennes and Heather Graham. Rather better luck for co-stars
Natascha McElhone, who shared screen time with
George Clooney's arse in Solaris, and Yasmin Bannerman, who understandably
turned into a tree.
Also, Sky is airing a
documentary about whether Michael Moore is a shameless self-adoring glory seeker - presented by Janet Street-Porter. Whatever your stance on Moore, I think we can all agree that this is like making a show about how Lindsay Lohan is too thin, then getting Nicole Kidman to present it.
There's a job vacancy in the papers for a trainee cinema projectionist. Mum's mad-keen that I get this job, which means that if I get it, by February she'll be mooning about saying how unsuitable it is for me and pressing me to apply for something else. You can take that to the bank, people.
Finally, I understand that viewers in the US haven't had the chance to see the terrific new Guinness advert due to silly political controversies behind the scenes. So
here it is.